Sally Madiba
About
Sally was born and raised in Botswana. After moving to the U.S. as an exchange student in high school, she remained in the country to complete an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. At Occidental College, Sally took advantage of research opportunities, study abroad and extracurricular activities available to her including leadership positions. Post college graduation, she spent a year teaching 4th and 5th grade science, followed by 2 years of participating in HIV/AIDS research at the Harvard Chan School of Public hEALTH. She then attended UC Davis School of Medicine where she fostered her love for serving underserved populations, taking leadership roles in student run clinics and SNMA. Now as Dr. Madiba, Sally enjoys serving the population of the Southside Chicago while completing Emergency Medicine Residency at the UChicago Medical Center. Sally enjoys mentoring people underrepresented in medicine, and sharing her journey to medicine.